Morocco welcomed, the announcement, Wednesday, of the release of Mustapha Selma Ould Sidi Mouloud, who was kidnapped on September 21 on his way to the location of his usual residence, in the Tindouf camps, on the Algerian territory.

A large delegation composed of petitioners from around the world is in New York to "reiterate its support to the Moroccan autonomy initiative" for the Sahara, during debates on this issue started as part of the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee.

The polisario militia, expelled, on Monday, the son of the militant Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud, aged 12, from the school he was attending in the camps of Tindouf, in the Algerian territory, after he expressed concern over the unknown fate of his father, The Action Committee for the Release of Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud said in a statement.

Morocco's autonomy initiative will contribute to regional security and reinforce development in the southern provinces, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Gilles Pargneaux said on Sunday.

The Daily Caller, a well known online American site, based on Washington DC, which deals on a daily basis with international politics and conflicts all over the world from the American point of view, has published an article written by Elisabeth Blackney who is best known as a media and communications strategist with a deep knowledge of the history of north African countries.